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On 12/12/2016 at 11:23 AM, pattimelt said:
How do I file to have my knee re-evaluated,
i would seek a private doctor and have them fill out the DBQ for knees start it on ebenifits NOW you have on year to complete it they will retro pay you to the start date
http://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/VBA-21-0960M-9-ARE.pdf
just have your doctor to fill it out during exam then submit it
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have you doctor fill out the DBQ for knees
On 7/3/2016 at 9:41 AM, Fat said:This is a good topic.
I had knee troubles while on active duty and have been denied three times.
I am going to reopen the claim, but I know I will need new and material evidence to do so.
I plain on visiting a orthopedic sports medicine doctor and let him do a full evaluation on my right knee.
I'm going to bring all pertinent military records about the knee with me for the doctor to see.
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On 6/30/2016 at 9:31 PM, retiredat44 said:
I have 10% for my left knee Patella damage injury from active duty. It took 20 years to get by denials. I won on appeals later helped contribute a disc in my back to break.
how did you conect your back to your knees?
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i had a similar situation they said i got a letter in july i requested that they resend the letter and they did
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well it depends were you sen for any of the other conditions while in service by a doc or a private doc ?
" I am also diagnosed with constant shin splints, knee tendinitis, hip pain and 2 bulging discs L-4 L-5. "
who diagnosed you ?
if you had any paperwork on any of this while in service it should not be hard to connect them
if you are going to start a clam using ebenifits go ahead and start the process NOW it gives you a year to compleet your file and they will back pay you from the start date when you start to file i just got a 7000,00 check for back pay get it started now
how long have you been out?
i was able to get Achilles tendinitis connected to flat feet not shure to the rest but get it started now
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ok final update on service connected kidney stones i was awarded the full 30%for kidney stones i did a FDC using the DBQ filledout showed i was on medication that could include pain meds and any other meds used for treatment thanks for all the help if some one needs more info let me know and i will get back and let you know
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"b.(2) When new and material evidence is submitted within the appeal period or prior to an appellate decision with regard to a claim for increased rating, the effective date for any increased rating is the date on which the facts establish the increase in disability occurred or the date of the original claim for increase, whichever is later."
im not really sure but i think this is what i need
I was denied then I got a new IMO and was awarded 20% after that IMO date
and 0% from the date of the original filing of the clam
the retro active pay only started from the second IMO date not the original Clam
how do i word that in a NOD
i read all the 38 CFR 3.157.and dont know how to spell it out in the new NOD it had a lot of legal ease and seemed confusing
any help would begrateful
mark
i submitted an appeal for a early Effictive date back to the original filing of the clam
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on the fast letter they didn't even have my MOS listed USMC 2542 Communications center Operator now what how do i find out weather its hi mod or low
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OK this just happened to me too i was awarded a 0% rating from the original came date after being denied i appealed it was awarded 20%
filed 2009 denied
nod
2010 new medical opinion awarded 20% starting at 2010
said a t C&P i was in no pain i just had surgery 5 days earler and was on oxycodone i had no pain at all and said i couldn't feel much (duh looking back)
filed a nod for earlyr effective start date 3 years later denied because i was not in pain at the C&P now im stuck filing another nod
did you have a civilian doctor diagnose your condition before the C&P ? if so you might need to include that info with the doctors records
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On 1/18/2016 at 4:13 PM, gbat said:
Do they need to fill out DBQ or just a letter relating the two. Should an MH doctor do this?
I would go for the DBQ to start and if you can get an IMO make sure you ask for specific wording from your doctor
its a good linkfor formats and what should be included
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On 3/5/2016 at 9:29 AM, pete992 said:
First, I really do not like responding to old post but this particular post is very important. The highlighted part is what I have been saying for years. Veterans have to build a good rapport with their medical doctors. It doesn't matter what the condition is, when a veteran is feeling the symptoms of his/her illness s/he must go and see their doctor. The doctor need to see the veteran while the symptoms are going on making the doctor a witness of the fact that he/she (the Doctor) not only treats the veteran but has actually witnessed the symptoms and can be a very powerful ally in fighting VA red tape. Especially if the treating doctor is a VA doctor or a specialist working in his/her specific profession.
I can also agree my podiatrist was awesome he had been treating me for a while he wrote a small IMO for me and the VA denied it he was personally offended with their rational on why so he spent 2 1/2 hrs on a regular appt and went page by page dot by dot connecting all the dots in my service records on my NOD I was approved without question because of the expertise of my physicians treating them well and they will do the same. Listen to what they have to say follow their advise
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Wow a lot to take in
I was never given any council or help of any kind I was put on NPQ status while the peb board was working I never found out any thing till I received my Honorable discharge in the mail nothing no PEB findings nothing I had to request my medical file to even find out what the found out any info I was on NPQ status for over 2 years this has been years and is still friggin agervating
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i can scan in the docs if it nessary
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25 minutes ago, TALON II FE said:
ok
OK sorry to confuse I was not rated in the original med or the pebthey last thing I got was a physical qualification for retention in the marine corps
based on the review I was not physically qualified for retention
the last page said "
1. Redress and forward for appropriate action
2.Youare directed to initiate discharge progressing utilizing enclosures (2) and (3)of reference (A)
3 Assign Separation Program Designator Code of JFR3 Ensure other Administrative action is accomplished prior to discharge per reference (b) and (c) , as applicable . Issue a discharge certificate and Honorable Discharge Button per paragraph 1101.2
4.per table 4-1 part II note 9 of reference (c) , forward the health record (which includes both the medical and dental records )to the department of veterans affairs ,service Medical Records Center (SMRC) pobox 150950 St Louis MO 63115-8950 with transmittal card (NAVMC 941) that includes name , SSn ANd separation date "
that was the last thing I received several years later I finally went to the Va on my own and got 20 % for that issue and another 20 %for an another issue
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No I did not receive any grading all it said was not physically qualified and proceed with on the discharge I was put on NPQ status before my IRR what's to start my IRR date was February 5, 2001 the paperwork I received was dated March 6, 2001 so it's like they just waited long enough so they wouldn't have to rate me so I don't know whether I should of been medically retire or should I have just been given the Honorable Discharge the whole reason I'm curious if I can change things is because there are benefits to being retired medically over just being disabled if I was due in medical retirement then I need to see about getting that changed I have no clue of even where to begin getting the ball rolling on the change I don't even know if I should have been retired
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I have all the copy's of every thing the meb peb files with the decisions
the real question is can I have the honorable changed to medically retired ?
Is there any way to appeal that decision ?
Or am I just screwed ?
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ok working on 3 years now
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coul.d you post the letter the doctor signed so some of us could use it as a template?
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On 3/4/2016 at 9:32 AM, ArNG11 said:
The more I think about the situation the more this action makes sense, Avoid treatment costs and any culpability, avoid paying a pensions seems to make more sense. Hope the member doesn't file for disability and if he or she does, delay as long as possible and hope the Veteran is none the wiser.
Am I way off in left field? Or does this situation seem peculiar?
Of course I will concede to being somewhat paranoid, not very much, may be a lot, non withstanding, a rational mind can't avoid coming to similar conclusions based on evidence and actions of the agencies involved.
Mark if I may not to add to your grief and problem, but have you ever been curious to crunch the numbers?
I would think there would be some recourse that could be taken. More importantly can it be retroactively be changed. Hmm.
but now how or what can i do ?
is there any precedence for this ?
would it matter that at current the disibility noted in my medboard is only at 20 %
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I was assigned a JFR3 separation code I do t even know what that means
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Yea I was put on NPQ status and was not able to drill I was told not to call not to come after 6 mo I called and got the same response from the navy doctor at my Marine reserve unit then a year went by called and same response the medical officer was retiring . The new one came on staff found my file and 5 others shoved in the back of a file cabinet I was recalled for a final retention physical and went back into no knowing anything I found I was honorably discharged because I receved a honorable discharge cert in the Mail I was like ok WTF so I figured that's it before I knew anything about what was going on I was assigned a JFR3 separation code I do t even know what that means .looking at the dates I was to be in the IRR on February 5,2001 I was recommend for discharge on March 6,2001
1) what can or should I do?
2)can I get it changed to medically retired?
3) i don't really care about pay but how would it have affected me?
i have found that there are some benefits to being retired then as just disabled
Service Connected Recurrent Kidney Stones ?
in Eligibility - Veterans Compensation Benefit Claims
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no i let the deadline go past so i re started it but it did go back to to 2015
1 year of retro it was just over 7000.00